And the night comes again to the circle studded skyThe stars settle slowly, in lonliness they lie'Till the universe expodes as a falling star is raisedPlanets are paralyzed, mountains are amazedBut they all glow brighter from the briliance of the blazeWith the speed of insanity, then he dies.In the green fields a turnin', a baby is bornHis cries crease the wind and mingle with the mornAn assault upon the order, the changing of the guardChosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hardAnd the only single sound is the sighing of the starsBut to the silence and distance they are swornSo dance dance danceTeach us to be trueCome dance dance dance'Cause we love youImages of innocence charge him go onBut the decadence of destiny is looking for a pawnTo a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gateAnd a blinding revelation is laid upon his plateThat beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hateAnd God help the critic of the dawn.So he stands on the sea and shouts to the shore,But the louder that he screams the longer he's ignoredFor the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregsAnd the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged'Till the giant is aware, someone's pulling at his leg,And someone is tapping at the door.To dance dance danceTeach us to be trueCome dance dance dance'Cause we love youThen his message gathers meaning and it spreads across the landThe rewarding of his pain is the following of the manBut ignorance is everywhere and people have their waySuccess is an enemy to the losers of the dayIn the shadows of the churches, who knows what they prayFor blood is the language of the band.The Spanish bulls are beaten; the crowd is soon beguiled,The matador is beautiful, a symphony of styleExcitement is estatic, passion places betsGracefully he bows to ovations that he getsBut the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweatAnd saliva is falling from their smilesSo dance dance danceTeach us to be trueCome dance dance dance'Cause we love youThen this overflow of life is crushed into a liarThe gentle soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire.First a smile of rejection at the nearness of the nightTruth becomes a tragedy limping from the lightAll the heavens are horrified, they stagger from the sightAs the cross is trembling with desire.They say they can't believe it, it's a sacreligious shameNow, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?But you know I predicted it; I knew he had to fallHow did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.Tell me every detail, for I've got to know it all,And do you have a picture of the pain?So dance dance danceTeach us to be trueCome dance dance dance'Cause we love youTime takes her toll and the memory fadesbut his glory is broken, in the magic that he made.Reality is ruined; it's the freeing from the fearThe drama is distorted, to what they want to hearSwimming in their sorrow, in the twisting of a tearAs they wait for the new thrill parade.Yes, the eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blindTo the safety of sterility, the threat has been refinedThe child was created to the slaughterhouse he's ledSo good to be alive when the eulogy is readThe climax of emotion, the worship of the deadAnd the cycle of sacrifice unwinds.So dance dance danceTeach us to be trueCome dance dance dance'Cause we love youAnd the night comes again to the circle studded skyThe stars settle slowly, in lonliness they lie'Till the universe expodes as a falling star is raisedPlanets are paralyzed, mountains are amazedBut they all glow brighter from the briliance of the blazeWith the speed of insanity, then he died.
Lyrics by Phil Ochs
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